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Tomas Alfredson"Mess Tailor Soldier Spy"The considerably acclaimed Swede follows up his chilly vampire tale "Let the most appropriate one In" using this tightly wound Cold War puzzle about British and Russian spies and traitors. In the possession of, the plot of John Le Carre's intricate novel, which needed a 1979 British miniseries nearly six several hours to cover, resolves to have an elegant, atmospheric 127-minute thriller getting a distinguished cast, headlined by Gary Oldman. * * * George Clooney"The Ides of March"Within the fourth directorial outing, Clooney occupies a obvious, crisp political drama, based on Love Willamon's play "Farragut North," that's ultimately a little more about media manipulation and mistakes than actual politics. A skilled cast includes a live training Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti, alongside Ryan Gosling since the opportunistic press secretary to Clooney's winning but problematic presidential candidate. * * * David Cronenberg"A Dangerous Method"Along with his usual surgical precision, Cronenberg can get fully beneath the skin of two leaders in the subconscious, Jung and Freud, then one disturbed patient, Sabina Spielrein, in study regarding the complicated dynamic involving the trio. Modified by Oscar champion Christopher Hampton ("Atonement") using their own play, the film offers intellectual pleasures for Academy voters that are look foward to so. * * * Clint Eastwood"J. Edgar"Second only to Steven Spielberg since the most-nominated living director, Eastwood became a member of with Leo-nardo DiCaprio and Oscar-winning film author Dustin Lance Black ("Milk") relating to this ambitious study from the secretive FBI honcho, mixing five decades of high-level U.S. history with fascinating conjecture of a guy whose requirement of energy masked deep personal discomfort and possible homosexuality. * * * Paul Feig"Bridesmaids"Single-time comedy thesp who gone to live in working behind the digital camera while using series "Freaks and Brainiacs," veteran TV director Feig powered this romantic-comedy chick-flick into that rare comedy space occupied by fully rounded people acting like identifiable people. While other helmers have certainly impressed this year, Feig may be the only person to own found a perfect balance of pathos and projectile vomiting. * * * Jonathan Levine"50/50"Building an affecting yet unsentimental comedy about which makes it through spine cancer, Levine ("The Wackness") will get going performances from Ernest Gordon-Levitt and semi-comic support Seth Rogen, who works extremely well in the more serious role than usual (the 2nd also produced, asking uncle, cancer survivor Will Reiser, to pen the script). With focus on detail, Levine offers the film a geniune dimension. * * * Roman Polanski"Carnage"The Oscar-winning director of "The Pianist" come up with three more Oscar individuals who win (Kate Winslet, Jodie Promote and Christoph Waltz) then one nominee (John C. Reilly) for your film adaptation of Yasmina Reza's Tony-winning play. Of course, Polanski brings his black spontaneity with a scenario that veers from superficially polite to outright hostile throughout the time of the good 80 minutes. * * * Nicolas Winding Refn"Drive"The Danish helmer (responsible for "Bronson" as well as the "Pusher" trilogy) won the Cannes jury's top pointing prize for creating this moody noir vehicle featuring Ryan Gosling just like a taciturn Hollywood stuntman who moonlights just like a getaway driver. Refn also leads to a very frightening performance in the playing-against-type Albert Brooks, who proves there's a really little distinction between rage and comedy.. * * * Tate Taylor"The AssistanceInchIn line using the bestseller by Kathryn Stockett with confidence modified having a childhood friend with precious little prior pointing experience, "The AssistanceInch is certainly an psychologically satisfying story with a large figures and performances from an ensemble which was already recognized through the nation's Board of Review. The runaway hit acquired nearly $200 million worldwide, substantially enhancing Taylor's stock around. * * * David Yates"Harry Potter as well as the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"The veteran of four Potter films, Yates introduced a unified vision for the series' partner, conjuring up a considerably deeper, more dangerous and ominous world for your acclaimed climactic final chapter in the decade-extended franchise. The wizard kids' hard-fought against against journey to the adult years is underscored by thrilling set pieces and Take advantage of Fiennes' twisted turn as Voldemort.EYE Round The Oscars: THE DIRECTOR Helmers hot to globe trotWoody Allen Stephen Daldry David Fincher Michel Hazanavicius Terrence Malick Bennett Burns Alexander Payne Jason Reitman Martin Scorsese Steven SpielbergIn this mix Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com